You've become the warden, and you're telling me I'm an undercover agent?

Chapter 432: Unknown Ecological Tank (Small Incident Ended)

Immortality, growth, gestation, cage.

According to Yetana, she possesses four S-level abilities. Excluding the cage with negative effects, she has the same number of positive S-level abilities as Chi Ping and Si Won.

More importantly, these abilities appear to be hereditary.

Upon her death, her successor can regain these powers.

Ike Ping thought for a moment and asked, "What is the deal you made with 'Unknowable'?"

Yetana's flesh squirmed, and she seemed to be thinking. After a while, she slowly replied:
"I can't remember the specifics. Because of His 'unknowable' nature, He possesses the characteristics of 'anyone who attempts to spy on Him will not be able to find Him, and anyone who knows Him will forget Him.'"

Having said this, she paused and continued, "However, what I have done over the past few hundred years should be what He has entrusted to me."

Yetana's voice was very flat, without any fluctuations in tone. She seemed to have not communicated with anyone for a long time, and her emotions could not be accurately conveyed through words.

Chi Ping listened and combined what he already knew with his imagination, and was able to understand what she said.

She and the successive generations of Yadana are lurking at the bottom of the sea, which is actually the last line of defense for civilization for all mankind.

After all, humans are very vulnerable after the catastrophe.

If there are just a few organizers with cult mindsets or powerful individuals, humanity may really face extinction.

Therefore, during the period between the catastrophe and the beginning of civilization.

Yadana will give birth to some strong men, human heroes, and social leaders to guide them.

Even during the millennia of civilization's development that followed, Yetana regularly sent powerful men to help keep civilization on track.

For example: Arilang Feng.

He had many descendants, two of which were more famous. One of them established an empire in Ruan. The last emperor was named: Beckett Lacy von Soren.

That is, Lexi II.

The other branch established the United Kingdom, and the contemporary king of the United Kingdom is Luciano Mountbatten von Wisseckt.

Throughout the history of the Federation, there have been many famous people who appeared out of thin air, with no trace of their families or parents. Most of these people were conceived by Yetana and then brought to the mainland.

"But why should civilization be shaped like this?" Chi Ping asked.

Since the unknown will give birth to specific people to influence the trajectory of civilization.

There must be a reason, a purpose, right?

"I don't know." Yetana said, "I don't even know when those who were conceived appeared in my body.

“I can only sense it when they are mature and about to leave me.

"After all, my body is too big."

Chi Ping was silent. Based on the information currently known—

The catastrophe that leads to the destruction of civilization is an unknowable setting;
Preserving the human flame and promoting the rebirth of civilization is controlled by the unknown;
Guiding civilization towards a specific trajectory is also controlled by the unknown!
Everything is driven and controlled by Him behind the scenes.

So, why did He do all this?
It can't be that the advanced civilization was bored and conducted experiments on the lower civilizations, right?
You know, not only the world where Chi Ping is, but also countless parallel worlds are experiencing such cycles.

What is the point of expending so much energy?
"Have you ever seen an ecological tank?" Yetana suddenly asked: "I often go to the bottom of the sea and listen to people chatting on the surface.

"They talked about vivariums, where humans select specific groups of organisms and place them in vivariums to raise, observe, and pass the time.

"We are the creatures in the vivarium. These worlds divided by the fog are the vivarium.

"Of course, this is just my guess."

Yetana's voice was a little depressed. "Occasionally, one or two insects grow particularly strong and climb over the vivarium. This is not a big deal for the owner of the vivarium, right?"

Chi Ping's heart sank. The strong little bug that Yetana mentioned was the S-level that appeared in civilization.

"The more I think about the eco-tank metaphor, the more apt it seems." Yetana continued, "Creating the landscape is equivalent to rebuilding civilization; nurturing and dispatching heroic humans is equivalent to releasing specific insects to promote the ecological cycle; destroying civilization is equivalent to the failure of the ecological experiment, or—"

At this point, Yetona's calm voice paused: "Or perhaps the advanced civilization above is tired of raising unknowable creatures and wants to switch to a different group of living creatures.

"Like, would you care if a bunch of bugs in a tank lived or died?"

Chi Ping's brows were furrowed into the shape of a "川" character. No matter who it was, they would not feel happy if they were raised as a bug.

"I'll tell you one more thing. You might feel even more desperate after you know it." Yetana said, "You've seen the sun rise in the east and set in the west, flames burn people, and water flows, but are these the eternal truths?
"Perhaps, it's just unknowable, what He wants us to know?"

"What do you mean?" Chi Ping frowned. If the previous part was a well-founded speculation, then what he said was just groundless conjecture.

"For example," Yetana said, "let's take that biological tank. You feed it at 7:00 every day. Over time, the ant scientists in the tank will conclude that there is a natural law: 'food appears out of thin air at 7:00 every day.'

"So, the fact that the sun rises in the east and sets in the west is probably just what the unknown wants it to do."

"But what evidence do you have?" This question was very important, and Chi Ping asked it very seriously.

"Because I have seen it." Yetana answered simply: "I have seen it in other worlds. They have more than one sun, and their sun does not necessarily rise in the east and set in the west.

"I have."

Yetana's voice was calm, but it stirred up a storm in Chi Ping's heart.

If we say that everything in this world, every natural law, is unknowable and intentional.

So, how powerful is this force?
Chi Ping suddenly felt powerless.

This, taking your head to compete with the unknown?
How can we save the world from the unknown?
It's a fairy tale, it is.

However, Chi Ping also noticed a key piece of information in Yetana's words:
She had seen the sun in other worlds.

"Have you ever been to the world outside the fog?"

Yetana said frankly, "Part of my body has been there."

"Part of the body?"

"How can I explain this to you?" Yedona's voice was a little confused, but she immediately found a metaphor: "Suppose that all the worlds in the mist are a giant world tree. Each leaf represents a world.

"And the mother goddesses of the world are all hyphae clinging to leaves. I am just a tentacle extending from the hyphae, and behind me is a huge mother body, and we grow on it."

Chi Ping was stunned again. This meant that the Mother Goddesses of all worlds came from the same mother?!

this--

It's really horrifying.

So how big is this mother plant?

"As mycelium connected to the mother body, images of other worlds occasionally appear in my mind." said Yetana.

As for the unknown, the more Chi Ping tried to find out, the more his scalp tingled.

Such a vast world, spanning ancient and modern times, and spanning countless worlds, what is his purpose in creating such a foggy world?
"If you want to know more, step into the flames," said Yetana.

The strange blue flames were still dancing wildly, and the air was filled with an unpleasant smell of burnt meat.

"Mr. Warden." Wei San looked at Chi Ping with a hint of worry. In his forty-plus years of experience, he had rarely encountered anything as bizarre as today's. Naturally, he was worried about letting Chi Ping enter enemy territory.

"It's best not to go, Chi Ping." Le Bai also said, "I really don't like the smell of her."

What Le Bai hates is Yetona’s current state.

The latter's life energy reached an exaggerated state under the amplification of the S-level abilities "immortality", "growth" and "gestation".

Whenever Le Bai sensed the rich life energy emanating from Yetona, he would feel nauseous and want to vomit, like someone who only eats lean meat suddenly chewing on a piece of fatty, greasy meat.

Ikehira hesitated for two seconds: "She is indeed very powerful, and I am not sure whether she has good intentions towards us, but -" He grinned with a confident smile: "I am also very strong, isn't it?"

Hearing this, Wei San stopped trying to stop him.

Le Bai muttered, "Just in case, I'll try my best to let Big Sister help you stay a widow."

"Nonsense." After giving Le Bai a slap on the forehead, Chi Ping finally stepped towards the strange blue flame.

"By the way, what should we do with these people?" Wei San asked hurriedly.

Ikehei waved his hand.

Meaning, see what happens.

Wei San saw Chi Ping waving his hand and immediately understood.

It means, it's all over.

Simple and efficient understanding, and then, bone blades grew on Wei San's hands.

Behind the blue flame is a long cylindrical passage.

The surrounding walls were pink, with rounded corners. The ground felt soft and sticky when stepped on.

"Where is this?" Chi Ping asked.

"My intestines." Yetana's voice was flat. "Because my body is so huge, and I also possess the characteristics of 'immortality' and 'growth', I find ways to utilize it. I also use myself to feed some creatures in the sea, but it seems their bodies can't handle it."

This is how you use it, right?

"Where does it lead to?" Chi Ping asked again.

But Yetona answered with two words that surprised Chi Ping: "Mist."

"My body is like the roots of an old tree. Previous generations of Yetana have taken root deep into the earth. After I took over their bodies, I naturally understood."

"But why go to the mist?" Chi Ping asked.

"The fog is the closest thing to the unknown," said Yetana. "It's like the edge of an ecological tank; that's where it's most likely to flip over."

Chi Ping was silent for a while, but not long after he left, Yetana's intestines began to move.

And this rapid wriggling actually sent Chi Ping to the exit at an extremely fast speed.

When Chi Ping emerged from the intestines again, there was already land outside.

The fog was like a curtain covering the sky.

Sure enough, he had already reached the outskirts of the fog at this moment.

"In the fog, there are ruins from various worlds and civilizations that have been teleported here. It is also the only place where people from different worlds can meet.

"The Unknown has always maintained a laissez-faire attitude towards the fog. This place is not disturbed by the physical rules set by the Unknown. If you want to find the truth of the world, then the truth is here."

After saying this, Yetana stopped talking.

The last time Chi Ping explored the fog, he was trying to save people—

Although he ended up killing everyone he wanted to save with his own hands, you can't blame him.

Can a person who has been polluted still be considered a human being?
"In that case, I can only thank you." Chi Ping said.

"If you really want to thank me," Yetona said, "then find an opportunity to kill Yetona completely."

She was talking about killing Yeda completely, not killing "me".

Because after giving birth to Shiyuan, she was about to enter a near-death state, and her "immortality" characteristics would allow her body to continue to live.

In this case, a successor is needed to inherit her body and become the new mother goddess Yedana.

Almost every generation of Yetana, after becoming the Mother Goddess, was extremely disgusted with her body which was bloated to no limit.

You know, their psychological cognition is still to regard themselves as "people".

But now, the power of S-class has turned them into monsters.

She wanted to end this nightmare all the time, but her body could not resist the instinct of "life".

In this kind of situation, we have to seek help from outside forces.

"I understand." Chi Ping nodded.

At present, given Yetana's current condition, no one has the ability to kill her.

Even if she just lay lazily on the bottom of the sea and let Chi Ping beat her to death, she would not die.

In such a vast ocean, as long as she has a drop of blood or a piece of flesh and tissue left, she can be resurrected.

"In that case, thank you." Yetana said, "By the way, for thousands of years, you are not the only one who wants to investigate the unknown. There was also a group of people who did the same as you.

"You are in the fog this time, you can look for their traces."

"Who?" Chi Ping asked.

"I don't know the specific details, I just remember a phrase that refers to them." Yetana pondered for a moment: "Golden Dynasty, Lost Empire!"

"I see."

Chi Ping thanked her and then followed Yetana's intestines back to the simple altar.

It is worth noting that of the nineteen successors, only two remained after Wei San killed them.

Aimu and Aguduo.

Aimu's face was wet with tears, while Agudo pursed her lips and gritted her teeth. Only when Chi Ping approached did he hear her say, "What a strong man, such a brave warrior. Although he could give birth to a powerful sea beastman, he killed my sisters."

"If I kill them or take them away, will there be a successor?" Chi Ping pointed at the two sisters and said.

Yetona's tentacles swung wildly a few times. "All sea people and sea beastmen can inherit my body. However, if only the sea beastmen with low intelligence inherit it, you humans will never be safe near the sea for a moment."

Chi Ping nodded, and in the end, Yetana chose Agudo as her successor.

Chi Ping took Aimu and said goodbye to her.

Next, the long-lost human united government will welcome their supreme leader.

(End of this chapter)